Volcano set to EXPLODE at Brits' holiday hotspot in first eruption for 10,000 years

EXPLOSIVE: This tourist destination could be in for an explosive eruption

The dormant peak on Brava, one of the Cape Verde islands, has sparked an evacuation of 300 people amid fears its about to erupt.

And when it blows, experts believe it will spew phonolite lava – the same sort that famously destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.

It would be the first time the volcano has erupted for at least 10,000 years and could spell disaster for the thousands of Brits visiting Cape Verde this summer.

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OBLIVIOUS: Tourists swim in a volcanic crater lake in Cape Verde

“We could possibly have a volcanic eruption in the coming hours”

Minister Paulo Rocha

Local authorities ordered Brava, the country's smallest inhabited island, be evacuated after low intensity tremors were detected in the earth on Tuesday.

Cape Verde's interior minister, Paulo Rocha, said the measure was just a precaution but added that an eruption could be mere hours away.

He said: "Data from the National Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics demonstrates intensifying seismic activity on the island."

"If this activity continues, we can possibly have a volcanic eruption in the coming hours," he continued.

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The phonolite lava beneath the volcano is stickier than other types, according to tech news site Wired.

And when it interacts with the groundwater on Brava, the eruption will likely be abnormally explosive, the magazine reported.

Only 20 miles to the east of Brava sits Fogo, which erupted in 2014 eradicating multiple villages with hot lava.

Last year 126,000 British tourists visited Cape Verde, more than from any other nation.